Iran captures an American unmanned ship before releasing it.
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August 30, 2022 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Allied Democratic Forces militants kill at least 40 people in a series of raids on several villages in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 76 others are kidnapped by the group.
The death toll from the clashes in Baghdad between Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters and security forces increases to 23, with all of those killed being supporters of Sadr. 380 others are injured.
The Taiwanese military fire warning shots at a Chinese drone flying over islands in the Kinmen region.
A police chief is killed by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao, the Philippines.
Disasters and accidents
Sixteen people are killed and eight others are injured in a traffic collision between a truck and a minibus in Khuzestan province, Iran.
A South African Police Service plane crashes at Rand Airport in Johannesburg, killing all five passengers and critically injuring the pilot.
Health and environment
International relations
The United States Embassy in Canberra says that the government of Solomon Islands will place a moratorium on US Navy ships entering its ports amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.
Law and crime
Six Indonesian soldiers are arrested for killing four indigenous Papuan people and mutilating their bodies in Timika eight days ago.
Politics and elections
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